Sunday, December 9, 2012

What NOT to Do When Cleaning a Paint Stick ...and Another Perspective

So ...I was washing out a paint stick in the kitchen sink (first mistake) this afternoon ...you know those things that hold paint in the long tubular roller handle. We were also going to go get a Christmas tree shortly, but had to wash it out first or it would harden closed.

I had washed some dishes first and then decided to tackle the paint rinsing job. Without thinking (OBVIOUSLY), I pushed the long handle on the tube ...not realizing there was still paint in the roller bar. It has all these holes that allow the paint to go into the roller ...except the roller was not on this roller bar.

I shoved the tube down hard because it was already beginning to harden from last night. And white paint went flying out ...everywhere! On the clean dishes, Longerberger cookie jar, Longaberger basket, up on the wooden cabinets, on the curtains, on the lamp on left side of sink, across the counter, on top of the stove and down the front of the stainless steel door, on the tile and on ME! I couldn't BELIEVE it! But it was white PAINT and no time to remain in shock. I was so MAD!

I scrambled to clean up the wooden cabinets. What a mess.

Then I decided ..okay ...thank God for the delay. Maybe it's a good thing. Yeah ...that's it ..this was really a good thing. I didn't feel it ..but decided it felt better to go with that thought versus wallow in the extreme frustration I was feeling in the moment. It worked. :)

Some years ago, I heard someone say that instead of getting angry when stuck in a traffic jam or having to wait for some reason ..to thank God for the delay because you may be being prevented from an accident of some kind up ahead. I recall many of the WTC workers said they had delays that kept them from being at work on time that day.

Anyway ...it's one perspective to consider when dealing with delays.

I couldn't get to the dripping paint fast enough. Fortunately it was latex and cleans up easily although was smearing. And I did break a couple of nails scraping it off the tile. And I still have some paint in my hair.

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I Shall Pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore I can do, or any kindness I can show to any human being let me do it now, let me not defer it or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again. (Stephen Grellet)

Scalpel also said:"Seaspray, I like your comments and I'm always sad when you delete them."

The following comment was in response to a l-o-n-g political comment I left at Urologist Keagirl's blog.I appreciate the support. :)Anonymous said...

"seaspray,

Every American should be required to read your comment. It is simply brilliant. I hope that you will postit in as many places as possible."

11/06/2008 3:31 PM

Dominic A. Carone, Ph.D. (made my day :) in response to my post, "The Conflicted Patient", Which I wrote as a guest blogger for his MedFriendly blog::"Wow. I thought that was absolutely terrific. What an experience. It is a topic that has long been of interest to me: when the health care provider becomes the patient. If you have not seen the movie "The Doctor" which covers this exact topic, you have to rent it. I posted the entry. Feel free to link to it. Thanks so much for your invaluable contribution!"

I read your article and passed it on to some other blogs. It's extremely well done. You demonstrate how important communication is in healthcare, and why it's necessary that healthcare providers take the lead in opening up communication with their patients."

"Sea- WOW! You are now my Attorney. I had thought of some of these but I had never thought about a lot of them. You have put together an extremely valuable, logical case. You should write a pamphlet to post!"

Meat as an opiate to lure my husband (it would be to him) into going out for a Christmas tree. ;) ~ Next year I should have a pot roast braising on the stove and the moment he walks in the door... lift the lid and let the site of the meat pleasure his eyes while the aroma wafting up toward him sedates him like an opiate and THEN remind him we are going to get the tree now and we will come back to have this pot roast AFTER we get the tree home and in the stand.

Even when people disappoint us or we disappoint them, we need to realize that sometimes in life, all we can do is our best and it's not always going to be someone else's best, but it is our best at the time and so we need to be forgiving of ourselves and others when necessary. (SeaSpray)